Update to Canadian Human Rights Museum exhibit could include Quebec’s secularism legislation

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The Quebec government’s Bill 21 would prohibit public servants in positions of authority – including teachers, police officers, Crown prosecutors and prison guards – from wearing religious symbols on the job

The Quebec government’s latest attempt to legislate on secularism could find its way into the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg.

“We are considering ways to update that exhibit, which may include reference to Bill 21, but those decisions have not yet been finalized – partly because the fate of Bill 21 is not yet known,” said museum spokeswoman Maureen Fitzhenry. Asked why it was important for the museum to deal with questions about religious beliefs in the country, Fitzhenry replied, “Freedom of religion is a human right that is important and guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”

Quebec Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette, who is piloting Bill 21, didn’t immediately comment, but the provincial government has defended the proposed law as both moderate and pragmatic.

 

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Should include bchydro 2 tiered rate system. They are abusing human rights as we speak. People with large families or those who need medical equipment in their homes are being charged almost double the regular rate!! Those who cannot afford this are being victimized globalnews

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